It's coming together



We had a big week this week despite less than ideal weather.

The week started out well enough. My oldest son came by for a ride in the Coupe, so I took him out for a shot of adrenaline. You can hear him laughing all the way up the block after we drive by!

Then it was back to work. We installed the electricals for the remote door openers and tested them. More on those when we actually install the doors.

We cleaned up a bunch of wiring and wrapped it up nice and weathertight. We re-installed the firewall bumpout so we could put the air conditioner in place. We then started sorting through the wiring. I have one more circuit to identify so that the engine fan runs whenever the AC is turned on.

We bent the dashboard, switch panel and trnsmission tunnel covers so they will fit, then checked and updated the length of some of the switch leads so they reach the connectors behind the dash.

We drilled holes in the dash and the switch panel for the air conditioner vents (2 for each passenger).

We installed the gauges and wired them as well, then put it in the car to test the gauges. The tachometer shows the engine revs, the voltmeter shows that the alternator is charging the battery (yay!), the fuel gauge shows almost empty but it is registering. The water temp gauge started to rise after a minute or two of idle, and the oil pressure gauge seems to be working as well. I still need to wire in the clock and the warning lamps, and then we'll have the dash finished.

You can see that the gauge lights all work, though the taillights sitting in the trunk throw a red cast to the dash.

Did I mention the weather took a turn? Those are icicles on the body as we pushed it back into the garage today. Brr!